Caesarean section on request: Are there loco-regional factors influencing maternal choice? An Italian experience

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 382-385

  Mancuso, A ^a,c   De Vivo, A ^a   Fanara, G ^a   Albiero, A ^b   Priolo, A M ^a   Giacobbe, A ^a   Franchi, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Caesarean section; Maternal request; Obstetricians' experience; Regional differences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; ECHOGRAPHY; EXPERIENCE; FEAR; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; ITALY; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; MOTIVATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPOUSE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CESAREAN SECTION; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; OBSTETRICS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPOUSES;

EID: 46749088767     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610802091545     Document Type: Article

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